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Crowdfunding Spotlight: "Little LICAF" campaign launched to offer more events for young comics readers at Lakes International Comic Art Festival
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has launched a "Little LICAF" crowdfunding campaign to offer more events for young comics readers
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has launched a “Little LICAF” crowdfunding campaign to offer more events for young comics readers at its 2023 Festival later this year.
Little LICAF offers a free space at the Festival for children and their families, and also offers free online resources on the organisation’s official web site, with the aim of reaching non-comics readers, disadvantaged…
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Inktober2022.15. Went to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and spent most of the time in Little LICAF doing workshops with daughter. This face expression workshop was ran by Mollie Ray. It was really good.
I made a badge out of one of the facial expression drawings i did on the back of the paper hence the hole.
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LICAF 2022: Lakes Festival reinvents itself by shore of Bowness-On-Windermere
LICAF 2022: Lakes @ComicArtFest'ival reinvents itself by shore of Bowness-On-Windermere, next October
“This isn’t about moving the existing Festival from Kendal to Bowness-on-Windermere, this is about re-imagining the Festival for a new era..."
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, celebrating its tenth year in 2022, is an event that has found itself constantly in a state of evolution and development in the face of a shifting comics industry, new talent and approaches and, of course, the pandemic.
Over the years, fans have seen the development of Little LICAF, the Virtual Clock Tower and the online edition of Lakes Festival Live…
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stickers have arrived!!! theyre a little dark but theyre super cute and im going to plaster them all over my body
i’ll have these at thought bubble and licaf this year!
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Working on some scripts for some very short little comics. I was inspired after I read/reread some of the ones I picked up at LICAF last October. Maybe I’ll actually manage to get these ones drawn...
We’ll see.
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Martin Simpson – SKRAWL 1 cover
SKRAWL can be found on Kickstarter
Anyone that’s followed zinelove or iesorno on any kind of social media knows I’m partial to a few creators including Phil Elliott and Nick Prolix who have both featured on the site and who I might have banged on about a bit…
When I saw Russel Mark Olson dropping hints about a magazine that would feature both, as well as his own work I was immediately interested, even more so when I saw the names of the others involved, many of them creators I was checking out on social media already. Then they blew through their Kickstarter goal on day one and added in Lucy Sullivan and Mark Stafford whilst also putting out a rallying cry dropping the names of some mighty UK anthologies that I love.
So, I thought I’d followed up with some questions to dig into it and flesh out their plans and ethos. You can see more details about the anthology and contributors at the end of the interview!
Interview!!
ZL – You mentioned that the SKRAWLLORDZ formed after meeting up and chatting at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and I was wandering what it was at that meeting that galvanised you as a group to get together and put out SKRAWL?
RMO – Away from the con, we were sharing an Airbnb. While individually, most of us knew each other, none of us knew everyone. But we all knew of each other’s work. I took my laptop and a microphone along in the hopes that at some point during the weekend-long convention we’d get a chance to all sit down together and talk comics. The Friday night before the con we recorded over an hour’s worth of discussion on topics ranging from individual process to the ins-and-outs of printing. From that conversation, and many more over the weekend, we bonded and formed the SKRAWLLORDZ. For the particulars, you’ll have to ask the group’s chronicler, Pete Taylor. We kept in touch and over the coming months the idea for a joint publication developed. Looking back, it was a pretty natural progression. Put a bunch of comic makers together in a room full of chimps on typewriters and eventually the chimps type out a note to the comic makers reading “Make a damned comic together, morons!”.
Escape Issue 5 Phil Elliott cover
Revolver cover by Shaky Kane
Pssst!
ZL – You’ve mentioned Escape, Revolver and Pssst! as inspirations, what is it you see in these that’s common to what you hope to achieve with SKRAWL?
RMO – Firstly, the magazine format allowed these great publications to stay nimble, agile. To bring in topical work that could address issues quickly and not get bogged down in exposition. The format allows for comics, journalism, prose, and the kitchen sink to sit side-by-side without being a jarring read. These magazines could capture a moment in comics and culture so quickly and effectively. We’d really like to be able to bottle that lightning.
Secondly, we loved the freedom to think about short form and long form comics. That’s the beauty of anthology mags. Ongoing stories and one-offs. If say, Nick Prolix hit on an idea that we wanted to run with, he could produce 5-8 pages every issue of a single thought or storyline while still being able to focus on his personal body of work. If say, he decided that he wanted to change tack for one issue, the melting pot magazine allows that. If he wanted to run with a political space thriller and dropped it into an issue of Slang Pictorial and had to elbow out the residents of Bouveray Town, readers might be a bit confused. The mag allows for that freedom of experimentation and for quick directional changes.
Tertiarily, collaboration. In future, we plan on doing much more of it. We’re all cartoonists, meaning we write and draw, and can letter, colour, do product design, the whole kit-and-kaboodle. We’re all confident with each other to send scripts around, share inking work, do colours here, or letter there. Many hands make light work.
Fourth, the opportunity to invite some incredible talent to add to the mags. To give both industry stalwarts and up-and-comers a chance to explore, or maybe dust-off stuff that’s been sitting around for years which has yet been able to find a home. At the moment, everyone is UK-based. But it’d be great to run with the international ethos of LICAF and bring Europeans, South Americans–hell, the world— to SKRAWL. Escape did that brilliantly. Something Pete said recently has really stuck with me. “I’m a fan of good comics. If it’s a good comic, we want it in SKRAWL.”
Lastly, they all had a bit of an edge. Hard to define, harder to capture. I suppose it boils down to risk. Risk in many forms. I think we’re all pretty comfortable with risk. Pssst!, Escape and Revolver were definitely happy taking risks.
Gustaffo Vargas – The Oak Tree from SKRAWL
ZL – As you’ve already blown through your first target and will definitely be putting out your first issue, what are your plans, if any, for the future?
RMO – The short answer: there will be more SKRAWL. The longer answer is a bit inchoate. We’re ironing out the details at the moment, but the things that we’re sure of, is that we have loved putting this together and want to do more. More contributors, more collaboration, wider reach. What we’re not sure of is output. Ideally, we’ll put out two a year. That might mean making the individual issues leaner, maybe 3 SKRAWLLORDZ per issue + guests, or the SKRAWLZ will do more collaborative pieces while guests can show off what they do best, or a combination of these things. We’re all involved in other projects, so we have to cut our cloth to measure, but we’re staying forward thinking. That’s not necessarily a hinderance. Ultimately, SKRAWL, as Pete said above, is about good comics. It wouldn’t surprise me if it naturally evolves. It probably will several times. But at its heart, we’ll do our best to take risks, explore, collaborate, and lift other voices.
ZL – I’m always banging on about money, so I have to ask whether any of you will be making anything from this anthology and whether your future plans include paying contributors or using additional money to widen distribution or anything else you may have thought of?
RMO – Possibly not the soundest business model, but almost all of the money will be going to pay our guests and cover print costs. Anything that’s left over we’ll be using towards the magazine. That may mean figuring out distribution channels (we’d love for SKRAWL to act as an ambassador for the UK scene (even though we do plan on widening our net and bringing in international voices), so possibly translated editions), convention representation, promotional materials, marketing, or plugging back into guest rates for the next one. Ideally, we’d get to a place of self-sustainability. But print markets are increasingly tumultuous, new and established magazines bite the dust daily. We might move towards a subscription model if we can get a few issues out on a trackable schedule, but these are all questions that we’ll be deliberating on once the first issue is in circulation. It’s exciting, wild stuff. Possibly a little mad. But no one stays in comics for the money.
Russell Mark Olson – Goldhorn from SKRAWL
ZL – Last question, I promise, what do you hope Skrawl will bring to the current marketplace for comics and the history of comics?
RMO – Maybe it’s just because we’re in the shadow of Covid-19, but this “feels” like one of those Moments in Comics. Distribution has been partially/temporarily disrupted. Books have been canned, pushed back, mothballed. Artists and writers are roaming the prairies, tasting the dust, listening to the ground for the tell-tale signs of buffalo, dipping their tin pans in streams new. Retailers have scrambled onto their rooftops, their eyes scanning the horizon for the arrival of the airlift helicopters. When we started planning SKRAWL, Covid had yet to hit the news, but by coincidence, we feel we’ve tapped into something, a moment, which is bigger than your average occurrences. How SKRAWL fits into that moment, we’ll have to wait and see. But there have been anthology periodicals which have managed to be more than just a genre vehicle, more than just a single-topical-issue-mag-of-the-hour. This is possibly–as were books like those mentioned above or RAW or Rubber Blanket–a time capsule of what was going on in the UK indie scene at this point in time.
RAW cover by Art Spiegelman
Rubber Blanket cover by David Mazzucchelli
Let me add a caveat to that. The UK indie scene is massive and has talent of which no single mag could possibly hold. The last thing we’d want to do is self-proclaim ourselves to be the keepers of the keys. Lemme tell you. Give us a set of keys and we will lose them faster than a hot minute. But our camaraderie, and our combined network means that all of those creators currently delivering gold are an email away from joining in on the fun. I guess we’re all at a point in our careers where we’ve been around long enough to have a decent grip on the ins and outs of book production but aren’t so swamped with phone calls from the big leagues that has allowed us to confidently produce something which we feel is a good and necessary addition to the indie market. How does that sound? Time will tell. Finger’s crossed in twenty years from now an aspiring UK cartoonist will find a bundle of SKRAWLS in her local Oxfam for a tenner, and she’ll take them home, read them, and then feel inspired to call her friends and say, hey, let’s make something special. That or “Christ, people didn’t know how to draw back then.” I’d be happy with either. Being remembered is being remembered, right?
Rosie Packwood – Ascend from SKRAWL
ZL – I’m sure they will be inspired! On which note, tell us some more about the details of the anthology.
RMO – Continuing in the tradition of Escape, Pssst!, and Revolver , SKRAWL is a comic anthology magazine featuring cartoonists, artists, and writers primarily from the UK’s independent comic scene. The magazine was launched on Kickstarter on August 1st and met its goal in under 24 hours. With a long list of up-and-coming UK talent as well as established professionals, SKRAWL promises to be one of the most exciting comic anthologies of the year.
The core of SKRAWL are the SKRAWLLORDZ (Mark Hughes (Silverbeard), Russell Mark Olson (Gateway City; Tripwire Award Best New Talent 2018; Yancy Street Award Best UK artist 2018), Nick Prolix (Slang Pictorial), Martin Simpson (Needleman, Pipedream Comics Top 10 Indie Comics of the Year 2018), Pete Taylor (Silverbeard) and Gustaffo Vargas (Manu, Pipedream Comics Indie Comic of the Year winner, 2019)) who formed during last year’s LICAF. The magazine will also feature guest spots by their chums, including UK-indie royalty Phil Elliott (Tales from Gimbley), Rosie Packwood (Bun), Jessica Lucas (Yours, Yesterday), Matt Simmons (Bastard Galaxia), and the Cartoon Museum’s Artist-in-residence, Mark Stafford(The Bad Bad Place). To further accentuate the magazine-ness of the anthology, John Reppion (Conspiracy of Ravens) and Lucy Sullivan (Barking) will provide an illustrated short folk horror story.
The SKRAWL Kickstarter campaign offers backers the chance to get on board the publication either as a fully digital or print edition, with retailer tiers for comic shops and bookstores. The magazine will be US format, (a bit bigger and a lot wider than a US comic– at 280 x 210mm) perfect bound, and currently sitting at a page count of 84… but we’d like to expand outwards a bit through stretch goals.
The campaign can be found on Kickstarter. Funding began August 1st and ends on Thursday, August 20th at noon BST. Digital backers can get the full magazine for £5, while the physical magazine is £12 (plus shipping). Retailers in the UKand EU can take advantage of the retailer tier which offers 8 copies for £48 (plus shipping). For more information, please email [email protected].
Gallery of contributors
What The Actual Folk – Mark Hughes art
Gateway City – Russell Mark Olson
Issue 1 page 23
A Carnival for the Lost – Martin Simpson
Monster Kids Show & Yell – Pete Taylor
MANU – Gustaffo Vargas
Illegal Alien page – written by James Robinson
Blinker – Rosie Packwood
Jessica Lucas illustration
Bastard Galaxia art by Matt Simmons
Lip Hook art by Mark Stafford
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SKRAWLORD Russell Mark Olson talks SKRAWL to us @russell_m_olson @LucySullivanUK @johnreppion @marxtafford @SheriffFreak @pocketm0use @philselliott @jessicaonpaper @GustaffoVargas @SIMO_paints @nickprolix @theartofsok @thismanthispete SKRAWL can be found on Kickstarter Anyone that’s followed zinelove or iesorno on any kind of social media knows I’m partial to a few creators including…
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Nice little comic haul from LICAF festival/charity shops. Now just to find the perfect time to use these temporary tattoos. #uoc #universityofcumbria #comicshaul #licaf https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo43RAdAGOV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kq17p93vsnju
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Little LICAF celebrates its work with Kugali as Iwájú gets set to launch on Disney+
The team at Little LICAF, part of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, are celebrating the impending streaming debut of Disney’s animated series, Iwájú, with a look back at their work with some of the team at Kugali
The team at Little LICAF, the year-round section of the festival aimed at youngsters, family, education, and outreach of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, are celebrating the impending streaming debut of Disney’s animated series, Iwájú, with a look back at their work with some of the team at Pan-African comic book entertainment company, Kugali.
Kugali Media’s Hamid Ibrahim at Abraham…
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#Abraham Moss Community Primary School#Adventure Comics#Animation News#Comic Art Europe#Disney+#downthetubes News#Fahmy Haroun#Hamid Ibrahim#Kugali#Lakes International Comic Art Festival#Little LICAF#Maliyo Games#Ré Olunuga#SF Comics#Walt Disney Animation Studios
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Lakes International Comic Art Festival launches “Comic Potential - Comics in the Classroom” Videos for Teachers
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has launched a series of “Comics in the Classroom” videos on its YouTube channel as part of its ongoing Comic Potential project
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has launched a series of “Comics in the Classroom” videos on its YouTube channel as part of its ongoing Comic Potential project. The videos offer teachers some really straightforward tips and techniques on how comics can be used in the classroom across all age ranges – not just for teaching English, but across the curriculum.
As part of the ongoing…
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#Comic Potential#Comics in the Classroom#Creating Comics#Hester Harrington#Lakes International Comic Art Festival#Little LICAF#Paul Hamlyn Foundation#Sim Leech#The Phoenix
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Lakes International Comic Art Festival announces “Comic Potential”, a new Comics Literacy Project
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, together with the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, have joined forces to unlock new "Comic Potential"
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced Comic Potential, a new programme to further progress an existing body of work which assesses comics potential in the classroom, and support learning outcomes, working with four schools in the North West of England, supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Arts-based Learning Fund.
Abraham Moss Community School pupils involved in the Comic Art…
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#Abraham Moss Community School#Cambridge Primary School#Comic Art Europe#Comic Potential#David Fickling Comics#George Hastwell School#Lakes International Comic Art Festival#Little LICAF#Paul Hamlyn Foundation#Sandgate Special School#The Phoenix#Vickerstown Primary School
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Putting the Lake in Lakes International Comic Art Festival!
Putting the Lake in Lakes International Comic Art Festival!
The Lakes Arts Festivals has just announced a dynamic, year-round programme of international comic art activity, and a new location for its Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October 2022, in Bowness-on-Windermere, in the heart of the Lake District National Park.
Lake Windermere. Photo: John Hodgson
Offering a re-energised format and a new mission of using comic art to change the world,…
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#10 Years to Save the World#Arts Council England#Bowness-on-Windermere#Charlie Adlard#Comic Art Europe#downthetubes News#Julie Tait#Lake District National Park#Lake District National Park Authority#Lakes International Comic Art Festival#Lancaster University#Little LICAF#South Lakeland District Council#University of Cambridge
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Little LICAF launches environmental comic challenge for youngsters, in partnership with #RewritingExtinction
LITTLE LICAF – part of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival project, offering comic-related content specifically for those aged 12 – has just launched a new comic challenge for youngsters – this one with an environmental theme, working in partnership with #RewritingExtinction.
For the academic year 2021/22, Little LICAF have created a brand new resource to inspire youngsters, families with…
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Lakes International Comic Art Festival readies for weekend of comics fun in Kendal next month
Lakes International Comic Art Festival readies for weekend of comics fun in Kendal next month
This year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival is on course for its physical return next month – and gearing up to bring the best comic artists, writers and creators to the Lake District for a comic art weekend spectacular.
The family-friendly festival takes over the scenic town of Kendal with the hub at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal – Friday 15th – Sunday 17th October 2021.
Whether…
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#10 Years to Save the World#B7 Comics#B7 Media#Brian Bolland#Comics Clock Tower#Creative Workshops#David Roach#downthetubes News#Fanfare UK#Kendal#Lakes International Comic Art Festival#Little LICAF#Martin Rowson#Mick McMahon#My Only Child#National Cartoonists’ Society#NCS Fest#Oliver East#Pilgrim 2121#SF Comics#Wang Ning
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Little LICAF rolls out young creators workshop programme for Festival in October
Little LICAF rolls out young creators workshop programme for Festival in October
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival continues to ramp up its programme for an exciting weekend of comics fun in October in Kendal, with an announcement for the Little LICAF sessions, all taking place at the The Shakespeare Centre.
Little LICAF organises activities both physical and online for younger comic fans and aspiring creators, and Sayra Begum, Neill Cameron, Hannah Eaton and Marc…
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Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Illustrator and Writer Sarah McIntyre
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Illustrator and Writer Sarah McIntyre
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, this year running as the virtual LICAF LIVE, we bring you a series of interviews with both guests and participants in the Comics Clock Tower (This year, also virtual).
Today we’re talking to illustrator and writer Sarah McIntyre, who creates comics strips and illustrates picture books, including Grumpycornand
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Sarah McIntyre workshops offered as part of upcoming LITTLE LICAF - sign up now!
Self portrait by Sarah McIntyre
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is rolling out more details of its Little LICAF programme that’s part of its virtual Festival, LICAF LIVE, this October. With events aimed squarely at younger comic readers and art lovers, the LITTLE LICAF team have just announced they will be joined in their work promoting comics and art by the smashing Sarah McIntyre,…
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